Columbus “gaining traction” to hire Todd McLellan per Bucci

[DaveG]

jeez Columbus just can't help but shoot themselves in the foot at this point can they?

 

[tny760]

he'll probably drag that team out of the basement by sheer systems alone but he's not gonna get you anywhere special

 

[theMajor]

came to post almost exactly the same thing lol. hes not a great coach but hes not a bad coach either...but he is a coach !

 

[Lt Dan]

jeez Columbus just can't help but shoot themselves in the foot at this point can they?

He'll get them to the playoffs... taking the next step would involve another coach

 

[King'sPawn]

I think the hire would be really good with Columbus. I like McLellan. I don't really blame him for how the Kings have managed the team.

He gives thoughtful answers and is very sincere. He's talked about the evolution of coaching and how younger players need to hear the "why" instead of "just do it."

His biggest faults is how he doesn't recognize the emotional/mental flows to the game. He rarely used timeouts when the Kings lost momentum, and he struggled to make in-game adjustments.

For a building team, he can be great. Once there are vets for him to lean on heavily though, he'll really lean into them.

 

[Nasti]

One racist asshole, one walrus, one koala

A walrus, a koala, and an asshole walk into a bar…

 

[Dr Quincy]

Don't know about day to day and that sort of thing, but I've always found him below average as a game coach.

 

[Telos]

Almost makes me feel bad for Todd, but he was paid well enough and will land somewhere. He wasn't terrible, and I liked him as a person and mentor to the team. I don't know if he is the one to turn things around in Columbus, but if it didn't work it wouldn't be all his fault

 

[Section 104]

The NHL's old boys club keeping their buddies hired to brand new jobs.

We said this two years ago when Paul Maurice went to Florida.

 

[EpochLink]

We said this two years ago when Paul Maurice went to Florida.

The right coach for the right situation, just ask Rick Tocchet

 

[Viqsi]

He'll get them to the playoffs... taking the next step would involve another coach

Trent Vogelhuber in Cleveland is increasingly highly regarded over here, and there's some folks thinking that he might be considered a potential future successor.

Bonus fun fact: Hubes was previously known as the Columbus kid picked last overall in the Columbus-hosted 2007 draft by Columbus. He has, shall we say, connections.

 

[TaketheCannoli]

Kevin Weekes is now reporting Jay Woodcroft is a top candidate for the Blue Jackets job

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805984210433237469

 

[Dust]

He's had a pretty good track record at getting teams into the playoffs. He hasn't really shown the ability to take the next step with his teams, but where Columbus is at right now in a rebuild, it's probably a solid hire if it happens.